More than three-quarters of a kilogram of cocaine was seized during raids Thursday by members of the Saskatoon Crime Reduction Team.
Police said that at around 8 p.m., officers arrested two people who were suspected of trafficking cocaine; both were arrested in the 200 block of Third Avenue South.
Search warrants were executed at two homes in the 1200 block of Avenue D North and at a residence in each of the 200 block of 26th Street West and the 30 block of Middleton Crescent. As well, two vehicles were searched.
Officers seized 767.8 grams of cocaine, $12,495 in cash, bear spray, a Chevrolet 1500 Trail Boss, a Toyota FJ Cruiser, an Arctic Cat snowmobile, an Arctic Cat UTV and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
A 30-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, both from Saskatoon, are facing charges relating to drug trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime.